if you're getting one and having to use a memory card, you're not going to get much video on it, and what you get may be no better quality than what you can take on a normal point and shoot camera. technology still ain't THAT great. i'd go for the ones which have mini DV tape, although using tape is a little bit of a pain in the arse the quality is a lot better, and the tapes are cheap (you'll need a LOT of hard disk space if you're going to put everything on computer though at the highest quality)...